

To unformat citations, click Convert Citations and Bibliography and select Convert to Unformatted Citations. Also do this if you edit the reference in EndNote after entering it in Word to make your edits appear. To format these citations, click Update Citations and Bibliography. Unformatted citations have curly brackets and exposed record numbers. Using APA 6th as an example, formatted citations appear as (Wu, Chan, & Ma, 2005).



Styles can include footnotes and numbering. EndNote will format citations and bibliographies into a nominated style. This will prevent EndNote from inverting or abbreviating the name as it would for an individual author's.EndNote works with Microsoft Word and Open Office Writer to insert citations into documents. When entering a corporate or institutional author name like "Georgia State University" or "Centers for Disease Control", enter a comma after the name.You can enter author names either last name first with a comma ("Smith, Jane") or first name first ("Jane Smith").Multiple authors need to be listed on separate lines.Make sure you have the appropriate Reference Type selected.Here are some tips to keep in mind when manually entering a reference: The most basic way to enter a reference is by typing it in. If EndNote is not open, you will be prompted to select the library in which you want the references saved. If EndNote is open, it will recognize that your browser is sending citation data the referecnces will automatically to save it to your library.Choose "Save to EndNote" or "Export to your bibliographic software" or a similar option.Look for a Save/Export/Download option.Select the citations you want to save with an Add button or check box.Run your search as you ordinarily would.Every database works a little differently, but most databases can export to EndNote with these general steps: This is the easiest and most efficient way of adding references to your EndNote library. Most of the Georgia State University Library's databases, including GIL-Find, the catalog, support the direct export function.
